The nurse is preparing information for a group of parents as part of genetic counseling. What basic principles of inheritance should the nurse include in this presentation?
Select all that apply.
1. All genes are paired.
2. Only one gene is passed on to offspring.
3. The mother's genes are transmitted to offspring.
4. The father's genes are used to fill in genetic deficits in offspring.
5. One copy of a gene comes from the mother and the other copy from the father.
Answer: 1, 2, 5
The basic underlying principles of inheritance that nurses can apply to inheritance risk assessment and teaching include: (1) all genes are paired, (2) only one gene of each pair is transmitted (passed on) to an offspring, and (3) one copy of each gene in the offspring comes from the mother and the other copy comes from the father. Both parents' genes are transmitted to offspring. The father's genes are not used to fill in genetic deficits in offspring.
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